FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 8/12/13)
VH1: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Reunion (Part 2) (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of Miami (Premiere) at 9pm
COOKING: Restaurant Takeover (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: What Lies Beneath: Roman Empire (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Hotel Impossible (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: I (Almost) Got Away With It (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Cake Boss (Finale) at 9pm
TNT: King & Maxwell (Finale) at 10pm
Piracy rates have climbed in areas where Time Warner Cable‘s three million plus customers can’t access CBS shows, reported TorrentFreak. The weblog says unauthorized downloads and streaming for Under the Dome rose by 34% as the companies remain in a standoff in their carriage contract dispute. While TorrentFreak said there was no way to ascertain how many downloaders were TWC subscribers, the results “do suggest that the blackout resulted in a piracy surge.” The first week of the blackout, by the way, had a negligible impact on CBS, reports the net: overall ratings were down 0.2% in total viewers and unchanged A18-49. However, Under the Dome was down 7% A18-49, but up in top 10 markets not affected by the dispute.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Odd couple: Fox Television Studios, sib to conservative Fox News, is in the early stages of talks to produce the announced NBC mini-series about Hillary Clinton, reports the New York Times. If a deal is struck, FTVS would distribute the program internationally. Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, has threatened to keep the upcoming election debates off NBC and MSNBC if the net aired the mini-series, set to star Diane Lane.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Alec Baldwin is getting a soapbox at MSNBC, in the form of a weekly television show, reports Medialite. Source says the show would air Fridays at 10p, current slot of Lockup prison doc.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jay Leno‘s last day as host of the Tonight Show is February 6, reports Variety, adding that Leno’s contract with NBC runs through September 2014, and show’s staff will be paid until then. Jimmy Kimmel will take over following the net’s February 7-23 Olympics coverage.
(Source: Cynopsis)
No more Mr. nice guys: According to Forbes Magazine, the two highest earners between June 2012 and June 2013 in radio/TV are Simon Cowell and Howard Stern, each raking in about $95 million; in third place was right wing radio host Glenn Beck. Without her syndicated show gone, Oprah Winfrey‘s $77 million take dropped her to fourth place. Forbes’ estimates of stars’ earnings from entertainment-related work was based on intel from industry insiders.
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Just when you thought it was safe to turn on TV again… Syfy has announced the result of a social media campaign to name the sequel to Sharknado, the TV movie that had freak tornadoes dumping man-eating sharks all over LA. After 5000+ suggestions were submitted via Twitter, the net reveals that Sharknado 2: The Second One will wreak havoc, this time in Gotham, in July 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) is hoping to return to primetime as the lead in a gritty procedural, reports Deadline, which says the drama, written by Alexi Hawley (Following), has drawn interest from numerous nets, including NBC. It appears the actress will exec produce, with her mother/manager Nancy Heigl.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Material based on a trilogy of erotic novels is headed for the small screen. Anonymous Content has licensed author Kyra Davis‘ popular e-book series, Just One Night, to be published in a single hardcover volume, and developed for television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Juliette Lewis has signed onto Fox‘s upcoming M. Night Shyamalan event series Wayward Pines, a thriller about a secret service agent. Greta Lee (Girls) has also been added, joining Matt Dillon and Carla Gugino.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Molly Sims will guest star on at least two episodes of The Carrie Diaries‘ season two as Vicky, a rival for Carrie. CW series returns Friday, October 25 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Eydie Gorme passed away on August 10. She was 84. The singer and her husband starred on NBC’s The Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme Show in 1958; Gorme also made numerous television appearances over the years, on shows like Password, What’s My Line and the Carol Burnett Show. She won a primetime Emmy in 1979 for Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin. “Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for more than 55 years,” said Lawrence in a statement. “I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Respected Hollywood publicist Eddie Michaels died Thursday, August 9 after a battle with brain cancer. He was 49. His clients over the years included Anjelica Huston, Drew Barrymore, Jeremy Piven, Lou Diamond Phillips and Mary Steenburgen. “I will be eternally grateful for his wisdom, his guidance and the enthusiasm that elevated and enriched my career and my life,” said Phillips in a statement. “His honesty and integrity were an inspiration.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Elysium – $30.5 million
We’re The Millers – $26.6 million
Planes – $22.5 million
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters – $14.6 million
2 Guns – $11.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
CASTING CALL
Top Dog Productions is sniffing around for three men and three women (late teens/early twenties) for the pilot episode of a scripted doc about feuding Appalachian mountain families, production to be based in Orlando FL. For info: freisaproductions@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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